diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
index 2904b2ad5851..567981e5ab1f 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-pm8xxx.c
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ struct pm8xxx_rtc {
 	spinlock_t ctrl_reg_lock;
 };
 
+/* MMI_STOPSHIP BSP: Debug unexpected RTC reset */
+
+#ifdef dev_dbg
+#undef dev_dbg
+#define dev_dbg dev_err
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Steps to write the RTC registers.
  * 1. Disable alarm if enabled.
@@ -358,6 +365,9 @@ static irqreturn_t pm8xxx_alarm_trigger(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	rtc_update_irq(rtc_dd->rtc, 1, RTC_IRQF | RTC_AF);
 
+	dev_dbg(rtc_dd->rtc_dev,
+			"motorola debug rtc : enter %s\n", __func__);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtc_dd->ctrl_reg_lock, irq_flags);
 
 	/* Clear the alarm enable bit */